The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

"a
at Perkins Junction-A Negroes has
Two Fingers Mashed Off by Car
door at waynesboro - Augusta
Counting on 100000 Bales this sea-
son.
GEORGIA.
Miss Susie Martin dropped dead at Rome
Saturday
Albany had received 66S bales of new cot
ton mp to Saturday night
1t was Tumored at Darien few days ago
that another steamboat would soon be put
on the DaIien route by Capt. Joe Smith, of
jacksonville.
1t is now believed that C. S. Weld. the
school teacher living at Homer, who died a
few days ago, took opium with suicidal in
tent on account of domestic differences
The Ordinary proposes to put temporary
bridge across the river at Milcdgeville, so
that crossing can be done, and then to erect
q more substantial one. The temporary
bridge will probably be ready for use by
Sept l.
Mr.. Cranston, of Cranston & Alexander,
of Augusta, who has just returned from "A
trip in Carolina, brings news that the cotton
crop was never finer, and the farmers never
more mhlant. He estimates that Augusta S
receipts will go over POO, 900 bales.
1t is reported that Sam Small has left
Atlanta for good, and gone TO Washington
TO live He has taken his family to the
national capital. closed up his house and
sold his horse and buggy, and his friends
state that he will not return TO Atlanta to
live.
At Carksville, a man by the.name of
Henry Swigg was struck by lightning, dur
ing a storm on Sunday evening, and killed
Mr. Swigg had one Of the finest vineyards
in that county, and made great deal of
wine. He is one of the Swiss colony who
settled near Mount Airy.
Louisa Wright, a colored woman, who
was passenger on Monday evenings fast
train, while in the act OF getting Off at
Waynesboro, placed her fingers on the
facing of the door The door was slammed
or closed, very violently, and as con
sequence Of. she h@' Two Oh h'F ringers mashed
Darien Timber Gazette. The quarantine
charges at this port are entirely too high,
and IF they are not reduced Darien need
not expect to do any more shipping bust
ness during the summer months. This
whole matter is in the hands of the city
fathers, and we hope they will give the de-
sired relief
Cotton picking is the order of the day
throughout Southwest Georgia. Most of
over, are now white with open hollis The
best informed farmers differ, and are about
equally divided, as to whether this years
cotton crop in Southwest Georgia will turn
out any better than last years.
At the next term of Walton court one of
the most prominent young men of Monroe,
son of leading merchant, will be prosecuted
for seduction of a beautiful young lady of
that county who belongs to one of the best
e., 4 l. l.. Il 4. l. \
on both sides and the case is looked forward
TO with great deal of interest.
A negro named Sam jackson was drowned
In the river at the bridge, at Milledgeville,
while crossing the river in a bateau last
Saturday night. Between the piers of the
bridge water is very swift, and he had car
ried his boat above the bridge, and the cur
rent carried it against the piers with great
force, overturning the boat and drowning
him.
A negro by the name of Nose Wilson,
formerly a section hand of Capt Hunters,
was killed by the Friday morning train
near Perkins junction. He was evidently
stealing ride, as the cars became un-
coupled near the spot where his remains
were found. His head was cut from his
body, and his arms and legs and back terri
bly, mutilated.
Saturday morning an accident occurred
on the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gla railroad, at Harpers, about four miles
above Rome The switch had been left
open and a south bound freight ran into the
construction train, which was on a siding.
Two engines were broken up pretty badly,
and several cars Were wrecked. The engi-
neers and hremen jumped, and all escaped
unhurt, with the exception of one of the en-
gineers, who sustained several bruises.
III the extreme lower portion of Augusta
d negro named Bob Moseley threw brick
at an old woman, Dolly Smith, which
struck her in the side and knocked her sense
less. For some time past She hal been the
spiritual and social leader OF little church
In that neighborhood, position which Bob
very much coveted. Consequently he Sian
deIed her to the members, and, when she
tackled him about it, he threw the missile at
her, and with almost fatal effect. He is un-
der arrest.
Andrew Nelson, a negro man who lives
near Brewster's mill in Harris county, was
in Columbus Saturday. and took out war
rant for another negr>, named Dock
Thomas, who lives in the same neighbor-
hood, charging him With stealing cows
Nelson says that Thomas has stolen nine
COWS since Aug. from DR.. Brewster, a ne
gro named Lee Washington and Others.
Nelson pointed out Thomas to Bailiffs Alb
ney and Owens, and he was arrested and
placed Ia jail, TO await the arrival of an
officer from Harris county.
Conyers Solid South. Auditor TAYLOR, be-
fore whom the Stewart Jones case was
tried, submitted his report at this term Of
the court. The report says that Jones
should pay Stewart Bros. S25, 900, and that
Stewart Bros. should give Jones half inter
est in $3S, 900 worth of notes and accounts,
part collected and part uncollected. To this
report MIR Jones proposes to file bill of ex-
ceptons, which will be submitted to Jury
for their verdict. The case has, it viii be
seen, just now started in the courts, aud
when 1t will got out no one can tell.
There is man in Americas who has the
same brass buttons that he cut from an old
ragged gray jacket twenty years ago that
he wore for four years in Virginia while
following the standard of Jackson and Lee.
He wears the same buttons on blue uni
form now, and can be seen lr.cn the streets
every day, but the uniform is hat of cor
poration and not the kind worn by his OBJ
ponents in 1.-THE time that tried mems souls'n
He regards his buttons as priceless treasures,
and keeps them as bright and polished as
when they shone replendent upon the battle
field
Warrentor Clipper: The cotton crop is
going TO fall far short of what the people
think 1t will make. A short while ago the
prospect was hatterlng, and everything
seemed to indicate that there would be an
abundant yield of the feecy staple. In fact.
IL was ura1ipfad that tha far,,,e,.s would 80.